Family law practice is available in the South Bay and El Cajon Courts only.

Family Law includes
such issues as:

Divorce

Legal separation

Paternity

Child custody

Child and spousal support

Visitation

Domestic violence

Property division

If you have any questions or concerns,
please call us at 1-877-LEGAL AID (1-877-534-2524)

The Family Law Team
represents clients in contested family law cases involving child custody,
visitation, support, domestic violence, and property division. As the
custodial parent is generally the one with the greater need for assistance,
representation of a non-custodial parent is uncommon, however exceptions are
made in cases of frustration of court ordered visitation. Other exceptions
to priorities include collection of child support cases where the
non-custodial parent is disabled and therefore unable to pay child support.

The team generally files, and
responds to, dissolution and paternity cases to be filed, or filed, in the
South County and EastCounty
Courts, however exceptions are made for emergency cases pending in the
central San Diego and North County Courts.

Most of our cases initiate
from referrals by LASSD’s Consumer Response Team (CRT). The CRT provides
information and advice to callers involved in uncontested matters; however,
if it is determined that the caller needs actual representation, the
application and case notes are forwarded, via e-mail, to the Family Law Team
for review and possible representation. We also receive referrals from
various community-based organizations in and outside of San Diego County as well as directly from the Court.

South County Courthouse
“Family Law Center”: We were awarded a Partnership Grant from the
State Bar to form “The Family Law Center For Legal Assistance”. Our Center
assists income-eligible self-represented litigants to complete family law
pleadings on a one-to-one basis. We also give procedural information and
refer litigants to the OSC Workshop offered by
LASSD’s Pro Bono Programs, as well as
other LASSD teams or other agencies.

Our partnership with the
court has been very successful. The Court not only provides a clerk to act
as our receptionist and assistant, but also provides our office space,
equipment, and supplies. The Family Law Center
shares office space with the Family Law Facilitator and the Domestic
Violence Clinic. The Domestic Violence Clinic is
also operated by LASSD, and is staffed by the employees of the Pro Bono
Program and by volunteers.

"Partially funded by the City of San Diego
Community and Economic Development Department"